acanthite

mineral, silver sulfide
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q413498
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acanthite

Summary

acanthite is a mineral species[1]. acanthite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • acanthite's image is recorded as Acanthite - Imiter mine, Jbel Saghro, Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.jpg[3].
  • acanthite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • spinose structure is named after acanthite[5].
  • acanthite's chemical formula is recorded as Ag₂S[6].
  • acanthite's subclass of is recorded as sulfide class of minerals[7].
  • acanthite's Commons category is recorded as Acanthite[8].
  • acanthite's streak color is recorded as black[9].
  • acanthite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[10].
  • acanthite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • acanthite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmd8v6[12].
  • acanthite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/A.03[13].
  • acanthite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.BA.30[14].
  • acanthite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.BA.35[15].
  • acanthite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 2.4.1.1[16].
  • acanthite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • acanthite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/acanthite[18].
  • acanthite's type locality is recorded as Jáchymov[19].
  • acanthite's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as argentite[20].
  • acanthite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as akanthitt[21].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 10[22].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 11678[23].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 11679[24].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 37971[25].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 10748[26].
  • acanthite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 26421[27].

Why It Matters

acanthite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] acanthite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] acanthite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (July 2019). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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